5:37 AM,
Jun. 20, 2013

Written by

Chike Erokwu
Staff writer

FirstEnergy customers in Sandusky County will have more reliable energy as a result of new transmission lines the company began installing Wednesday.

FirstEnergy contracted with electricians from Burns & McDonnell to install 345-kilowatt wires on electrical towers near County Roads 216 and 261 in Riley Township. Each electrical tower already contains a set of the high-voltage wires, so the new wires will essentially double the amount of power flowing in and out of the area.

Electricity begins at a source, such as a power plant, then flows through a number of distribution power lines ...